MITSUBISHI 3000GT 1997 : Problems

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Manual Transmission

ODI ID: 769289 NHTSA Complaint ID: 372002

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1997 3000GT 97

Component/Parts: Manual Transmission

Failure Date: June 03, 2002 Complaint Date: November 05, 2002

City/State: WOODINVILLE, WA (Washington)
Crash: NA Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: the transmission was leaking at the time that i purchased this car. the dealer who i had inspect the car told me that the repair would be covered under warranty, which it eventually was. however, i have since learned that these transmission fail on a very widespread basis, which i was not told. i think this should be a recall issue. i was lucky to have caught my problem with just 3 months left on the warranty. no doubt many other people have not been so lucky. the mfg. also created these transmissions in such a manner that they can not be repaired, only replaced. it would have cost me $6000 to replace this had i not noticed it until 3 more months had gone by. this is not right. dt .